HIV-1 Prevention for HIV-1 Serodiscordant Couples
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Willingness of Kenyan HIV-1 serodiscordant couples to use antiretroviral-based HIV-1 prevention strategies.
INTRODUCTION Antiretroviral treatment (ART) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) have demonstrated efficacy as new human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) prevention approaches for HIV-1 serodiscordant couples. METHODS Among Kenyan HIV-1 serodiscordant heterosexual couples participating in a clinical trial of PrEP, we conducted a cross-sectional study and used descriptive statistical methods to...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current HIV/AIDS Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1548-3568,1548-3576
DOI: 10.1007/s11904-012-0114-z